"I guess that's the way the whole durned human comedy keeps perpetuatin' it-self, down through the generations, westward the wagons, across the sands a time until-- aw, look at me, I'm ramblin' again. Wel, uh hope you folks enjoyed yourselves."

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The mood is very good...Highlight -- most definitely the 3 goals scored in the last 8 minutes. It was amazing!Low light -- the goal that shouldn't have been by Japan.In the words of a great song.."I am, you are, we are Austrialian"

The roos had about 20 shots on goal to 5 ... so looked like they were on top the whole time .... but not an aussie believed with their head that we would draw ... let alone win. So when Cahill scored .... we were hugging anyone within reach .... and then he did it again ... and then a third goal!!!!

Football violence almost came to sydney after the ridiculous goal given against us

well all i can say is I worked at the newsagents today and about 98% of our customers mentioned the soccer, and about 80% of them watched it i reckon! Good vibes all round - one of those things that seems to unite people...

sadly i was stuck doing an assignment at the time so didnt get to see it myself...already regretting that decision...

At my work we have big screens all over the place so everyone can watch the action during the day. However, just as the 'Roos were kicking off, I was less than thrilled to be called into a meeting - for the next 60 minutes.

Thinking I would have missed all the action I understandably felt a bit miffed but, upon going with boss and colleague to discuss said meeting immediately afterward at lunch, was delighted to find ourselves in a restaurant which had big screen TV and the last few minutes of the game on - and about 10 Aussies all watching eagerly.

Highlight? Furtively watching the game on the screen while pretending to be interested in the business topic at hand and - as the 2nd goal goes in - yelling "yes" and pumping fist in air with other Aussies thus revealing my complete lack of interest in the business at hand.

The discussion was postponed until the final whistle ;-)

Great thing about being anywhere in the world when a major sporting event is on, is the fact that all Aussies are united, regardless of home backgrounds!

Reading Jman ... (have been one of those secret readers for ages!) yeah, I think it is one of those things where it actually probably would have been better to be in Aus - no one really cared in Europe.

It was definately good... After almost wanting to declare war on Egypt (the referee), I was placated by some Aussie brilliance, then overjoyed with the follow-up goals. Also I recieved a phone call at 1am in the morning from a friend who just wanted to share her excitement with someone - That shows how much it was a big deal.

About Me

I am the husband of one wife (Dr Laurel), and the father of three kids. ('The Little Man' and 'The Little Lady', and 'Junior'). I am an Anglican minister in downtown Sydney. Although I recently served in New York City. (Hence moffattnyc)